During the same supposed Xbox town hall meeting last week, Xbox's new president Sarah Bond reportedly shared the message that "every screen is an Xbox".
Inverse journalist Shannon Liao claims to have confirmed this with "multiple Microsoft employees" who attended the virtual town hall on February 6th. These same sources requested anonymity because they were (unsurprisingly) not actually authorised to speak to the media.
Bond apparently spoke "extensively" about Xbox's strategy of existing across multiple devices, with "greater ambitions" of becoming the top cross-platform gaming company.
As the source mentions, this "multi-device strategy" has already been discussed by Phil Spencer and many others within Microsoft's gaming branch - with the tech giant aiming to make games more accessible than ever before across various devices and services like Game Pass and cloud gaming.
This idea of "every screen" being an Xbox was supposedly illustrated by Microsoft showing images of the recent Game Pass hit Palworld across multiple devices including tablets, televisions, monitors, and handheld systems.
Once again, we're not far out now from Xbox's business update, so (hopefully), all will be revealed then.
What are your own thoughts about Xbox being represented on "every screen"? Let us know in the comments.
[source inverse.com]
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My PS Vita is an Xbox? Finally it might get used.
Jokes aside - the Switch is a screen, so that makes sense. The PS5 is not a screen.
I guess this fits with the "everywhere Game Pass is" mantra we've heard a lot - but could also now be applied to multi-platform games.
Really hope they're clear tonight - if they are going to port bigger games, not just announce the small ones then say "case by case" before announcing the bigger ones later in the year when they think the furore has settled down.
We bought what they were selling, so I'd hope we'll get the honest answer without too much business-speak - even if it's not what we want to hear...
They need one of those slick reveal trailers Nintendo had, the one where they showed off all uses of the Switch.
And then present all ways to play Xbox games.
Technically isn't the PS the same? As long as there is an app you can remote play on every screen can't you? I've said it before - I don't really enjoy the streaming experience enough for it to take over gaming for me. Reckon that's a young mans game! Still, it is interesting that MS going the streaming route. I've just unsubscribed to Netflix, Prime, Disney, TNT, will be letting my PS Plus sub run out as will my GP sub. It all just drains money and there isn't much left I haven't seen/played that makes me want to keep spending.
But I have learnt I now have a TV without anything to watch on it and I'll have a big square box with nothing to play on it
Damn I wish I'd bought my games now...
I get the whole every screen is an Xbox & I think that's great 👍.
But I need reassurance that my Xbox won't be left behind when the expansion begins.
1) I need Microsoft to confirm its Games Pass plans on Xbox hardware
2) 3rd party support plans. Will they continue to push for better support in all regions. Will they expand also to new upcoming regions.
@StonyKL that's why you still buy the games you want🤣 or just keep ya gp sub. Also don't need netflix just watch everything free online 🙂
I wouldn't mind if my shower screen were an xbox
@Kaloudz "Will all first party be multiplat? No. Not even close"
Not even close? How do you know? That's wishful thinking on your part. If that were the case they wouldn't need this business update as nothing would be changing from how things already are.
And they wouldn't be the "top cross party publisher" by doing that.
@StonyKL get a decent antenna and you'll have more stuff than ever to watch. I bought a Mohu leaf Ultimate for my tv and I pick up over 60 stations.
If they release Halo, Gears or Forza on Playstation they'll kill Xbox and GamePass.
Well after Sonys earnings call the other day, PS games COULD pop up anywhere too. The wording was very vague during that 🙃
I feel at the end of all this, Xbox will be a game in Fortnite. Want to play Gears 7? Well head on down to the Xbox theme park in Fortnite and visit the Gears attraction where you can play the entire franchise's games.
You can buy Gears 7 for 17000 V-Bucks or subscribe to Game Pass Ultimate for 4000 V-Bucks a month to get access to all the games that are playable in the Xbox theme park.
@BleedingDreamer they already killed halo and gears - especially gears .
Insert the Aunty Donna 'everything's a drum' sketch here, but with the word 'drum' replaced with 'Xbox'.
@StonyKL which is why I continue to buy only physical media for the consoles as I prefer indefinite ownership which is what physical ownership provides. I do the same for all blu-rays since the audio and video quality are better, plus I won’t have to deal with censorship.
Mircosoft breaking the news
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ8pI_To_UU
@Vordus music stops as Gabe Newall opens his Steam Deck without a Game Pass app: You said everything was an Xbox, Phil!
Close up on Phil: Everything IS an Xbox, Gabe
MS buys Steam
It’s all slowly changing and kicking and screaming.
Xbox are going first then over time Sony will follow, be it all digital or some part multiplatform.
Mainly due to some wanted expansion, cost and making money of course.
The only one that will stand alone for a good while yet, will be Nintendo, but never say never.
Expecting to see Xbox Everywhere branding reappear.
Here's a couple of long term strategies I think Microsoft may pursue
K1LLEGAL wrote:
PS Portal though
@Kaloudz I would absolutely EXPECT more PlayStation games to come to PC (and maybe even other platforms) in future. The cost of top tier AAA games are spiralling and if they want to see a healthy return and grow they need to either drastically cut costs or increase sales.
"Game Pass will die". Come on, even IF all exclusives were on other platforms, Game Pass would keep "selling" anyways.
Some people really with tte crazy talk.
And when everything’s Xbox, nothing will be.
@themightyant Smenrbinkntheyneillmtotslly rebrand to Xbox Everywhere. I still think a lot of games will be coming to PS and Switch.
If every screen is an Xbox, then what is an Xbox? Ultimately it’ll just be a service, which is Gamepass obviously. I think if they can release a competent handheld to rival the steam deck, they could do well in that market, I think their console hardware will continue to stall as time goes on.
I said early on though, PlayStation fans shouldn’t celebrate this, because the market is changing and it’s only a matter of time before Sony chooses profits over exclusives. The switch 2 could have insane support with MS and Sony both looking to put their games on there, the potential for that is exciting.
@Kaloudz I thought it had already been confirmed that the Sony guys statement was took out of context , and he was referring to the pc platform, although I would love helldivers 2 to be on xbox, more people more fun, the game is fantastic , best mp game since gears.
@StonyKL Dude, we literally just did the same thing. Cancelled all subscriptions. Stopped getting UFC PPV's at $85 per month. I occasionally pick up a three month Game Pass card but that's it. We watch Tubi, Youtube, Pluto (all free) and go to the local library to get movies. We've never had more money in our lives. lol.
@Kaloudz Exactly. Consumers don't want to pay more, complain at MTX/Battle Passes etc. so what options are available to them to increase revenue and profit when costs are spiralling?
1) Shrink the scope - To be honest i'd prefer this. But if Spider-man 2 can be platinumed in 25-30 hours and costs $300+ million this isn't the only solution needed.
2) Reduce the fidelity. Take the Nintendo route. I'd be happy with this, but many wouldn't, they want to push the hardware. Besides top Nintendo games still take 4-8 years to make.
3) Find other avenues for more sales. Other platforms etc.
@S1ayeR74 Me too. Expecting games on other platforms, my post doesn't dismiss that, these are possible longer term plans
@Kaloudz Yep. I'm pretty positive about it all too. Can't quite see the meltdown that many predict.
@Kaloudz so you think they are going multi platform then ? Make your bloody mind up 😁
@Clyde_Radcliffe
Fanboys have business degrees and are privy to all of these companies secrets, you didn't know this?
As long as Microsoft keeps games off PlayStation and Nintendo, their "When Everyone Plays We All Win" garbage is just that, a load of garbage.
@Kaloudz as long as they are not cryptic in their answers though , its pointless them saying ,yeah sot and hi fi rush on ps and switch and the rest a case by case basis, they need to be straight and to the point.
@cragis0001 Exactly, I am all for more games for more people.
But for f*ck's sake Xbox bring some good news to people who are already your customers. Yeah great Nintendo will get Xbox games, but have you used any leverage whatsoever to bring Nintendo games to Xbox?
More games to more people, right?
@Kaloudz PC is not a competition for Sony. Things will make sense when you grasp that.
@TheLastHarbinger That's the thing, if it's all one sided people will just get the other consoles instead
Can confirm. My Steam Deck is also an Xbox. I’ve been playing Game Pass games via xCloud for 2 months now and it works really well.
@TheLastHarbinger exactly. I guess we will find out later today.
@Kaloudz I guess I should have made it clear for you. Sony putting games on PC is not the same as MS putting games on PS5. You have willfully ignored this in probably 30+ comments on here which is staggering.
PC is not a console competition for Sony. Honestly though, Xbox isn’t either.
I think everyone needs to realise what makes Microsoft money. Even "if" every game from the umbrella goes to the switch and playstation, they will most likely want that via gamepass. That's the future of Microsoft. Yes.. consoles will still be created with gamepass in mind and extra functions to make it worthwhile, but gamepass is where the money is for them and they require games on that service to generate subscriptions. Who knows, Switch may well get an app with all that included, and you can subscribe accordingly. Id imagine it would work the same way as PC and Xbox (i.e two separate subs) and if they got PS on board. They would indeed be on every screen available. I think that's the future route for sure. It's just wether other companies want it. For playstation and switch, it's technically a no brainer.
You can make every screen an Xbox but if no one wants an Xbox it's pointless.
@LX_FENIX Think you are confused to what's going on
@Kaloudz only messing mate 😂I knew what you meant, of course all games aren't, that makes no sense , I've got a series x and a ps5 , so I get to play everything anyway , but I'm not gonna buy them on ps5 when I can get them on game pass for a sub fee.
@LX_FENIX I think it implies to cloud streaming more than the physical console, mobile tech is increasing at a fast rate , some day soon you'll be able to play them natively.
@nomither6 “They already killed halo and gears - especially gears
Don’t remind me, Gears was the reason i got into 360 and had more fun playing those with my friends online than any other time in gaming. 4 & 5 did nothing for me. Halo has been a up and down mess for a long long time. Sure i played them all and found parts i liked, i even think 4 is decent. But decent and finding things to enjoy shouldn’t be the headline for the flagship title of a brand. MS has fumbled so much that at this point all i want them to do is announce their plans and go quiet for a long long time with great game after great game release and let the players do the talking and messaging for a little while instead of the suits and ties.
Master Chief Collection for my refrigerator screen confirmed.
@HonestHick Couldn't agree more with all of this. Also so nice to occasionally hear I'm not crazy for not loving Gears 4 and 5, despite being a huge fan of the 360 games.
(My hottest of takes since we're on the topic: I preferred Halo 5's campaign to Halo Infinite, though to be fair I didn't play H5 until 2021 — well after all the drama subsided)
So many articles on here about all this now :/
@HonestHick the original gears trilogy was the best, the others don't exist in my head,it started to go downhill when judgement came out
@EvenStephen7 thank you. Well you know the thing about Gears 4 & 5 is if they weren’t Gears of War games they would be fairly great games. But coming off the trilogy and how much fan fare was associated with the franchise i am surprised many gamers would have so much defense for the games. I can understand them enjoying those two entries, but i think it’s fair to say they weren’t the same quality and it factor as 1-3. Take Diablo 4 for an example. I am a huge Diablo fan. Diablo, Gears of War and Red Dead are my top 3 games that excite me to no end. I play them all, doesn’t mean i can’t see other players frustration with those titles short comings. I just choose to overlook them and continue to play. But i am aware of them and can relate. I have over 650 hours into D4 right now and still play every day, but i don’t give all the people online heck about why they stopped playing.
@Shushibda agreed, as much as i wish that wasn’t the case cause i love the Gears of War franchise so much.
@HonestHick I'd kill Marcus's son off and he goes on revenge spree, getting the old team back together , maybe they could regulate his son to carmine.
@Shushibda @StylesT it was just poor phrasing on my part. I meant if Xbox continues to not get games it doesn't matter if it's on every screen.
They can put it everywhere but if someone wants to play FF7 remake, silent hill 2 remake, stellar blade, rise of the ronin, etc they're still just gonna get a PlayStation
@HonestHick you and me both . maybe a master fenix collection could do wonders
@nomither6 i really really want that collection. I so hope it’s true cause i would log insane hours on that again and if it uses Unreal Engine 5. That could look insane on Series X and PC.
@HonestHick yea, and an option to toggle between original look and remastered look would be chefs kiss. i personally prefer the look of gears 1 & 2 by a long shot . i miss the old look of gears so much
@nomither6 didn’t think of the toggle option but that would be cool. I did like that on Halo. Hard to say what they would do with it if in fact the rumors are true and it is in development. One reporter even said it’s already in testing. Not sure how much stock i take in that since it’s been rumored to be shown for a year and a half at this point. Really want it to be true tho, and it makes sense for the upcoming show to have it next to it like Sony does with its games and movies.
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